‘Call me old, I call it experienced’: Biden jokes about age at press event – Times of India

Washington: US President Joe Biden took it on the chin saturday white house correspondents association During dinner he amused himself through sarcastic jokes about his age, and reciprocated with some of his men.
Washington’s political and media elite gather for their annual big nightout in America events Which ranged from traditional humorous gags to somber calls to free journalists imprisoned overseas. The headline of the after-dinner entertainment was “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr., who mocked Biden, 80, for a second term in the White House. Wood referred to the recent angry protests in France against raising the retirement age.
“They rioted because they didn’t want to work until they were 64. Meanwhile, in America, we have an 80-year-old begging us for four more years of work”. “‘Let me get the job done’ – it’s not a campaign slogan, it’s a plea,” Wood said.
Biden took aim at one of his targets, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old owner of conservative TV network FoxNews. “You might think I don’t like Rupert Murdoch, that’s not true. How can I dislike a guy who looks a lot like me (29-year-old pop star) Harry Styles?” Biden joked. He told CNN also targeted presenter Don Lemon, who was sacked after allegedly making sexist and ageist on-air comments.”Call me old – I call it experienced. You say I am ancient – I say I am wise. You say I’m over the hill – Don Lemon would say he’s at his peak. ,